| Schosshalden Cemetery | |
| Established: | 1877 |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Location: | Bern |
| Coordinates: | 46.953°N 7.477°W |
| Type: | Public, non-denominational |
| Website: | bern.ch |
| Findagraveid: | 639469 |
The Schosshalden cemetery (in German: Schosshaldenfriedhof) is a cemetery at Ostermundigenstrasse 116 in Bern.
It lies on the border to the Ostermundigen municipality, has been opened in 1877 as a replacement for the rose garden and then extended several times. It has rare wild plants, many species of birds, bats and small animals. A nature trail provides information on over 200 trees and shrubs.
The Schosshaldenfriedhof contains the family grave of Paul Klee, with a bronze plaque and the following quote:
I cannot be grasped in the here and now. For I reside just as much with the dead as with the unborn. Somewhat closer to the heart of creation than usual. But not nearly close enough.[1]
The Schosshaldenfriedhof appears in Friedrich Dürrenmatt′s The Judge and His Hangman as the burial place of the murdered fictional character Police Lieutenant ″Ulrich Smith″ (or ″Dr. Prantl″).
A museum graveyard (Museumsgrabfeld) has been created within the Schosshalde cemetery in 1980 in order to preserve aesthetically representative gravestones of different epochs.[2] It is considered as Bern′s smallest museum[3] and hosts cultural events.[4]